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Английский язык. Пополняем словарный запас. :: The Courage to Live Consciously (1)


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Здравствуйте, друзья!

С сегодняшнего номера я начинаю публикацию статей Стива Павлины, успешного бизнесмена, автора игры Dweep, владельца фирмы Dexterity, занимающейся разработкой и распространением компьютерных игр.

Стив не только упешно занимается бизнесом, но и пишет интересные статьи о shareware бизнесе, а с недавнего времени и о личностном развитии, а также ведет свой интернет-дневник.

Не всем читателям рассылки было бы интересно читать статьи на тему разработки и продвижения компьютерных программ, автором которых является Стив Павлина, зато его статьи о личностном развитии, об управлении временем, об организации свой жизни и о других значимых для каждого человека вещах должны вызвать у многих интерес. В них много практических рекомендаций, каждая из которых проверена автором на личном опыте.

Стив любезно разрешил мне публиковать в рассылке статьи и заметки с его сайтов www.dexterity.com и www.stevepavlina.com в оригинальном и в обработанном по моему методу чтения виде.

В сегодняшнем номере читайте первую часть статьи The Courage to Live Consciously (Смелость жить сознательно).

Сначала идет оригинальный текст, а затем обработанный по частотному методу чтения.

Для корректного отображения транскрипции на вашем компьютере должен быть установлен шрифт PhoneticTM. Вы можете скачать программу, которая автоматически устанавливает этот шрифт отсюда.

Приятного и полезного вам чтения!

Алексей Винидиктов
 

The Courage to Live Consciously by Steve Pavlina (1)

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.
 - Helen Keller

In our day-to-day lives, the virtue of courage doesn't receive much attention. Courage is a quality reserved for soldiers, firefighters, and activists. Security is what matters most today. Perhaps you were taught to avoid being too bold or too brave. It's too dangerous. Don't take unnecessary risks. Don't draw attention to yourself in public. Follow family traditions. Don't talk to strangers. Keep an eye out for suspicious people. Stay safe.

But a side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively. Instead of setting your own goals, making plans to achieve them, and going after them with gusto, you play it safe. Keep working at the stable job, even though it doesn't fulfill you. Remain in the unsatisfying relationship, even though you feel dead inside compared to the passion you once had. Who are you to think that you can buck the system? Accept your lot in life, and make the best of it. Go with the flow, and don't rock the boat. Your only hope is that the currents of life will pull you in a favorable direction.

No doubt there exist real dangers in life you must avoid. But there's a huge gulf between recklessness and courage. I'm not referring to the heroic courage required to risk your life to save someone from a burning building. By courage I mean the ability to face down those imaginary fears and reclaim the far more powerful life that you've denied yourself. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of going broke. Fear of being alone. Fear of humiliation. Fear of public speaking. Fear of being ostracized by family and friends. Fear of physical discomfort. Fear of regret. Fear of success.

How many of these fears are holding you back? How would you live if you had no fear at all? You'd still have your intelligence and common sense to safely navigate around any real dangers, but without feeling the emotion of fear, would you be more willing to take risks, especially when the worst case wouldn't actually hurt you at all? Would you speak up more often, talk to more strangers, ask for more sales, dive headlong into those ambitious projects you've been dreaming about? What if you even learned to enjoy the things you currently fear? What kind of difference would that make in your life?

Have you previously convinced yourself that you aren't really afraid of anything... that there are always good and logical reasons why you don't do certain things? It would be rude to introduce yourself to a stranger. You shouldn't attempt public speaking because you don't have anything to say. Asking for a raise would be improper because you're supposed to wait until the next formal review. They're just rationalizations though - think about how your life would change if you could confidently and courageously do these things with no fear at all.

To be continued...

Steve Pavlina is the creator of StevePavlina.com and writes and speaks on personal development topics. This article is Copyright 2004 by Steve Pavlina. To send feedback or request reprint permission, please contact Steve.
 

The Courage to Live Consciously ['kPnSqsli] (сознательно) by Steve Pavlina (1)

Security [sI'kjuqrItI] (безопасность) is mostly ['mqustlI] (по большей части)
a superstition ["sjHpq'stISqn] (суеверие, иллюзия). It does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run (в конечном итоге) than
outright ['autraIt] (полное) exposure [Iks'pquZq] (пренебрежение опасностью).
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable ["AndI'fJtqbl] (непобедимая).
 - Helen Keller

In our day-to-day lives, the virtue ['vE:tjH] (сила, достоинство) of courage doesn't receive much attention. Courage is a quality reserved [rI'zE:vd] (отведенная) for soldiers, firefighters ['faIqfaItqz] (пожарных) , and activists ['xktIvIsts] (). Security [sI'kjuqrItI] (безопасность) is what matters most today. Perhaps you were taught to avoid being too bold [bquld] (смелым) or too brave. It's too dangerous. Don't take unnecessary [An'nesIsqrI] (излишние) risks. Don't draw attention to yourself in public. Follow family traditions [trq'dIS(q)nz] (традиции). Don't talk to strangers. Keep an eye out for suspicious [sqs'pISqs] (подозрительных) people. Stay safe.

But a side effect of overemphasizing ["quvq'remfqsaIzIN] (чрезмерного внимания) the importance of personal security [sI'kjuqrItI] (безопасности) in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively ["rI'xktIvli] (реактивно, пассивно). Instead of setting your own goals [gqulz] (цели), making plans to achieve [q'CJv ] (достичь) them, and going after them with gusto ['gAstqu] (энтузиазмом, удовольствием) , you play it safe. Keep working at the stable ['steIbl] (стабильной) job, even though it doesn't fulfill [ful'fIl] (не дает возможности для самовыражения) you. Remain in the unsatisfying ['An'sxtIsfaIIN] (неудовлетворительных) relationship [rI'leISqnSIp] (любовных отношениях) , even though you feel dead inside compared to the passion ['pxSqn] (страстью) you once had. Who are you to think that you can buck [bAk] (сопротивляться) the system? Accept your lot in life (участь), and make the best of it. Go with the flow (плывите по течению), and don't rock (раскачивайте) the boat. Your only hope is that the currents ['kArqnts] (потоки) of life will pull you in a favorable ['feIvqrqbl] (благоприятном) direction.

No doubt there exist real dangers in life you must avoid. But there's a huge [hjHG] (огромная) gulf [gAlf] (пропасть) between recklessness ['reklqsnIs] (безрассудством) and courage. I'm not referring [rI'fE:rIN] (не имею в виду) to the heroic [hI'rquIk] (героическую) courage required [rI'kwaIqd] (требуемую) to risk your life to save someone from a burning building. By courage I mean the ability to face down those imaginary fears and reclaim [rI'kleIm] (потребовать обратно) the far more powerful life that you've denied [dI'naId] (отказывали) yourself. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection [rI'GekSqn] (отказа, быть отверженным). Fear of going broke (разорения). Fear of being alone. Fear of humiliation [hjH"mIlI'eISqn] (быть униженным). Fear of public speaking. Fear of being ostracized ['PstrqsaIzd] (подвергнуться остракизму) by family and friends. Fear of physical discomfort [dIs'kAmfqt]. Fear of regret [rI'gret] (сожаления). Fear of success.

How many of these fears are holding you back? How would you live if you had no fear at all? You'd still have your intelligence [In'telIGqns] (ум) and common sense (здравый смысл) to safely ['seIflI] (благополучно) navigate ['nxvIgeIt] around (обходить стороной) any real dangers, but without feeling the emotion [I'mquSqn] (эмоции) of fear, would you be more willing to take risks, especially when the worst case wouldn't actually ['xkCuqlI ] (на самом деле) hurt you at all? Would you speak up (высказывать свое мнение) more often, talk to more strangers, ask for more sales, dive [daIv] (нырять) headlong ['hedlPN] (вниз головой) into those ambitious [xm'bISqs ] (честолюбивые) projects ['prPGekts] you've been dreaming ['drJmIN] (мечтаете) about? What if you even learned to enjoy the things you currently fear? What kind of difference would that make in your life?

Have you previously ['prJvjqslI] (заранее) convinced [kqn'vInst] (убедили) yourself that you aren't really afraid of anything... that there are always good and logical ['lPGIkql] reasons why you don't do certain things? It would be rude to introduce yourself to a stranger. You shouldn't attempt public speaking because you don't have anything to say. Asking for a raise (повышение зарплаты) would be improper [Im'prPpq] (неудобно, неподобающе) because you're supposed to wait until the next formal review [rI'vjH] (пересмотр). They're just rationalizations ["rxSqnqlI'zeIS(q)nz] (рационализации) though - think about how your life would change if you could confidently ['kPnfIdqntli] (уверенно) and courageously [kq'reIGqsli] (смело) do these things with no fear at all.

To be continued...

Steve Pavlina is the creator of StevePavlina.com and writes and speaks on personal development topics. This article is Copyright 2004 by Steve Pavlina. To send feedback or request reprint permission, please contact Steve.

 
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